Her remark drew a lot of negative reactions, including Twitter users who called it "insensitive," "a sick joke" and "awkward."

A few went even further, dubbing her "the Donald Trump of Saskatoon" and an "insensitive POS."

Lorje seemed confused by the response, saying she was alluding to the fact that fireworks can trigger anxiety among people with post-traumatic stress disorder, such as soldiers and those who have lived through war.

Amazed that so many people do not know of connection between PTSD of war victims & soldiers, and fireworks which often triggers anxiety

The executive director of the Saskatoon Open Door Society, which works with immigrants and refugees, told CTV Saskatoon that the group informs its members about any planned fireworks shows.

Ali Abukar said he hasn't received any complaints about this year's spectacle, but understands that it could upset those with PTSD.

“People who have those conditions, whether they’re refugees or not, they would be triggered with those kind of noises or anything that can remind people something similar to the trauma that they had,” Abukar told the outlet.

However, he was careful to say that not all refugees deal with the disorder.

Fireworks set off from the Canadian side light up the sky over Niagara Falls. (Photo: Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)

“People who have those conditions, whether they’re refugees or not, they would be triggered with those kind of noises or anything that can remind people something similar to the trauma that they had,” Abukar said.

In the U.S., signs popped up on lawns last year ahead of Fourth of July celebrations as a reminder that the light shows can trigger veterans, according to the Washington Post.

"I am sickened by the notion that children with acute PTSD will face three days of harassment in their place of refuge."— Blogger Craig Damian Smith

Toronto filmmaker Maya Bastian was in Parkdale last weekend shooting a film based on Sri Lankan refugees' reactions to the performance.

Her two main characters, a man and his daughter, are played by a real-life former refugee from the country and his seven-year-old.

Bastian, who worked in Sri Lanka during the civil war, told The Huffington Post Canada that the experience of shooting was intense for all of them. The first time a fighter jet flew overhead, the two actors were shell shocked.

"The daughter jumped in her dad's arms," she said. "The dad started crying."

The man said that the planes' sound reminded him of running from air raids.